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erinary Department) have organized an association. The pro¬ 
ceedings will be published in the February Review. 
Dr. E. P. Schaefter, formerly employed in the meat in-, 
spection service at Kansas City, has been transferred to Cleve¬ 
land, Ohio, and placed in charge of the inspection at that point. 
The Next Meeting Peace of the U. S. V. M. A., will 
soon be decided upon by the Executive Committee. There is 
considerable competition between the East and West for the 
honor. 
x\T the annual election of officers of the Veterinary Medical 
Association of New York County the old officers were re-elected, 
with the exception of the Treasurer, who was replaced by Dr. 
H. D. Hanson. 
The Review trusts that the long winter evenings may 
be utilized by veterinarians in writing up interesting cases 
from their note-books, for publication in its pages. Non 
nobis sohim. 
Horse Shows have been of great service to horse inter¬ 
ests, and incidentally to the veterinarian. They should be 
encouraged and the best way to do so is to keep dealers out 
of them as exhibitors. 
Loves the Review. —A Pennsylvania subscriber writes as 
follows, under date of Dec. 2 : “I subscribe for two American, 
one English, and one German veterinary journal. I like them 
all, and cannot see how I could afford to get along without 
them. But I love the Review.” 
“ Dairy Schooes,” by R. A. Pearson, Assistant Chief of 
the Dairy Division of the Bureau of Animal Industry, is a most 
instructive bulletin of the Department of Agriculture, being 
nicely illustrated and full of most useful information for those 
interested in this very important branch of our food supply. 
Marcus Daev’s Bitter Root Farm, in Montana, is a won¬ 
derful estate. It contains 16,000 acres and has on it some 600 
horses. It employs 425 men the year round and the stables and 
quarters are a marvel. Every stall is lighted by an electric 
light while the walls and partitions are of two inch plank with 
a dead air space in each. 
Exporting Horses. —The largest export trade in the his¬ 
tory of the Chicago horse market is promised by present indica¬ 
tions. The arrival of foreign buyers is earlier than usual and 
larger numbers of purchasers are expected. While they have 
